Salvadoran Air Force

Salvadoran Air Force
Fuerza Aérea Salvadoreña
Emblem of the Salvadoran Air Force
Founded20 March 1923 (1923-03-20)
(as the Salvadoran Air Fleet)
Country El Salvador
TypeAir force
RoleAerial warfare
Size2,000
49 aircraft
Part ofArmed Forces of El Salvador
Engagements
Websitewww.fas.gob.sv/fuerza_aerea.html
Commanders
Commander-in-Chief President Nayib Bukele
Minister of National Defense Vice Admiral René Merino Monroy
Chief of the Air Force Staff Colonel Pablo Alberto Soriano Cruz
Insignia
Flag
Roundel
Aircraft flown
AttackA-37
Attack helicopterBell 412, MD 500, UH-1H, UH-1M
Trainer helicopterHughes 269
TrainerSR22, T-35 Pillán
TransportArava, C208

The Salvadoran Air Force (Spanish: Fuerza Aérea Salvadoreña, abbreviated FAS) is the air force branch of the Armed Forces of El Salvador. As of 2025, the air force has 51 aircraft, most of which are from the United States.